Match report

Match report

It was a picture-perfect morning for the U9's game between Hahndorf and Stirling Districts. Both teams started out with great attacking play. Levi Neumann was in fine form, striking strong kicks down the field. Oliver Knight was superb in defence stopping Stirling's attempts to get the ball close to the goal. Good play by the Hahndorf team led to the first goal attempt of the day from Thomas Gould. Hugo Curtis kept the pressure on Stirling leading to a Hahndorf throw in. This led to a tense time in the game where it was hard to tell which team would score the first goal. Each team battled hard in attack and defence. Owen Hoyle's fancy footwork kept Stirling guessing which way the ball would go. Joshua Blain booted the ball down the field a few times to keep the ball away from Stirling's goal but the persistence of the Stirling team kept the ball coming back for a few goal attempts. Thanks to Rowan Gilroy's saves as goalie, Stirling were still yet to score. Blain, Neumann and Knight in defence kept the ball down Hahndorf's end of the field for Gould to shoot again narrowly miss the goals. Stirling kept up the pressure and made it pass the Hahndorf defence with a superb shot to score their first goal. Mason Saywell kicked well, keeping the ball away from Stirling, along with Soren Mickan with some great attacking shots but it was not enough to stop the second goal from Stirling. The game was closely battled right up till half time with Gould having another goal attempt and Gilroy saving another goal from Stirling. Second half saw Gould in goals getting a workout stopping goal attempts from Stirling. All members of the Hahndorf team worked cohesively together with just as much determination and attacking play as the first half. There were another few close attempts at goal but a spectacular goal from Stirling led to their final goal for the match. It was a well fought game by both teams and great behaviour was displayed by all.